Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-01
DAILY HERALD.
THE BRADY CASE.
A Police Officer Charged
with Burglary.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. HESTER
Only One Witness Examined Dur
ing the Aforementioned In
terest in the Case.

Policeman Brady, who was arrested
on November 18th on a charge OF
burglary preferred against him by
Sergeant l.. G. Loomis, who accused
Brady of having broken into and en-
tered room in the Sentous block, in
this city, with the intent to commit
the crime Of larceny, said room at the
time being occupied by John Buckle,
was taken before Judge Austin for
examination yesterday afternoon. For
the prosecution District Attorney Du-
puy, his deputy, Dunlap, and Colonel
G. Wiley Wells appeared, while TO,
the defense H, T. Gage, G. G. Steph-
ems and Horace Appel were present.
The courtroom was crowded, and
Wells escorted Mrs. Hester and Mrs
shortly after 3 O'Clock Colonel G. Wiley
Alderman into the courtroom. A
DELAY of about thirty minutes took
place, owing to the great number Of
witnesses that were to be sworn.
MANY of the witnesses for the defense
were excused till this morning.
MRS. HESTER
Was the first witness placed ON the
and testified: " / reside at 1862 Upper
Main street and am a married lady
and have lived here over year.
am clearinghouse keeper and have
a house called Sentous Block. l did
not know Brady till was told who he
was. Since the robbery have seen
him outside the house. On Novem-
Der 18th | saw him in a room in my
house. He came up the stairway
that is on the side of 1872 Upper Main
street facing the street. 1t was about
8 or 10 O'Clock in the morning. l was
in room on the right hand of the
stairs, about ten or twelve feet from
him. 1t was bright morning. The
stairway receives its light from a
large skylight and also from
the door. was looking
out of the window in my own cham
Der. The door was shut. l saw him
come up the stairs and look up and
down the hall; then he went straight
to the door and tried to open it by
pulling at the knob. He opened the
door and put his head in and looked
cautiously in. do not know whether
the door was locked. He went in and
closed the door after him. did not
see him come out. After he closed
the door waited few seconds and
then went and knocked at the door
1o,1Ilxy caxrnrat ff,nnC hnorI fhn
bolt slip and then knocked again, but
heard no noise inside. | shook the
door-knob and my Chinaman whom l
buy vegetables from came up and
spoke to me. | heard grating noise
like the scraping of two metals to-
gether (witness illustrated the noise
by using a silver dollar and her
purse). heard footsteps in the
room and also heard papers being
overhauled and things tumbled up.
My attention was called away by
a gentleman who came to en-
gage room, and l went
to show him a room. The room Brady
entered was No. Z, about ten feet from
the top of the stairs on the second
story. / was only a few minutes
away, and when ! returned entered
my room and watched to see the
robber come out Of No: 7. Captain
Buckle then came in up tile same
stairway. He occupied No. Z, and l
saw him 60 to his room. l paid no
further attention. Brady had on a
reddish-brown coat, pants little
darker and a stiff black hat. He was
not clad as he is to-day. l never saw
him again till Saturday morning, when
he was with Chief Darcy. Officer
Auble brought Brady back to my
house. / saw them coming up the
stairs, and he said: "Where is No. z
and what was stolen?" l told him a
watch and chain, an overcoat and
several other articles. Officer Aubel
asked me if should know the man if
/ saw him and l said, CHATS the
man." Brady said: 81 think you are
mistaken" and started down the
stairs followed by Officer Aubel.
Mrs. Alderman was standing during
this interview in her room close by
1 saw Brady from front room on the
Saturday morning he was with Chief
Darcy. 1t was within three-quarters
of an hour that he returned with Off
Ger Auble, and had then the same
suit on as he had when / saw him
with Chief Darcy. The next time l
saw him was a week to-day in the
Court, dressed entirely different. l
am not mistaken about the man, and
that is him. (Witness here pointed
out on plan her room, the stairway,
room 7, etc.,
CROSS-EXAMIMED.
l am a married lady. l know Col.
q. Wiley Well. 1 know Sergeant l..
G. Loomis; he was in my house on
the afternoon of the day that Brady
entered my house. We conversed,
and told him all about the robbery,
and described Brady. Col. Wells was
once at my house; l don't remember
the date. 1t is about twenty feet from
my room to ronm No. 7. Brady came
up the middle of the stairway, which
is about five feet wide. l was about
two feet inside my room. There was
a lace curtain drawn back from the
side of the window. l presume |
looked partly through the window and
partly through the curtain. (Witness
illustrated her position at the Window
/ did not unite the curtain and then
tie it up again while he was there.
The window has blind on the inside
which unrolls from the bottom. Brady
looked very suspicious person the
very first time set eyes on him. He
did not ring the bell, but looked
1nIx hat r0
looked in at the window of room No.
7, but never thought of doing so. l
did not see him come out. l never
told the person who came up the
stairs to seek room that burglar
was in the house. l did not tell the
Chinaman, either. 1 generally COM
mence to do up the rooms about Z
O'Clock, and do Buckles room about
10 or II O'Clock. l had not done his
room that morning. 1t was about